watches ow "squawk box." >> john wedging was, by the way, remarkable. did you know he used to work at bcg? >> no. >> yeah. a wall street consultant who turns into a musician. so, anyway -- >> a long time ago. >> and all the hookers that you spoke to were also cnbc viewers or something? >> no, they were not. they were -- yes, they were cnbc viewers. >> you're sure? how did you know? what is -- i don't see how this whole thing played out and where you got -- >> it's a much longer story that probably needs to be explained not at the top of the show. >> were you embarrassed when they said -- and you said, oh, i'm so sorry? all right. go ahead. >> he is right but but there's optimism -- >> i'm married with chirp. >> that's the whole point. that's why i don't even understand how this happened. >> like he was talking about, all this optimism is fueling what's happening in the markets. by the way, this is the best pace for january that we've seen in 24 years. you have to go back to 1989 and that's when the dow was actually up by 8%. the dow is within 268 points